What about the Melo question? We know we want 3 max guys next year, but is Melo the 1 we'll *need* to get in order to get LeBron to consider coming here?

Unless miami has a horrible season or the team goes to hell (which most likely wont happen) he isn't leaving Miami for any team.

Melo personally to me, he isn't even a great option for us. He's gonna be 30 next season and us giving him a max 5 year contract would end badly. Melo isn't going to be a max player at 33 most likely, so those last 2 years is possibly going to be like having pau again. Underperforming player geting 20+ mill a year. If were lucky he continues his high performance but still I dont think melo is the way to go.

Also not sure how you got 3 max contracts.

nash-9 mil

assuming kobe doesn't retire and resign at least 10 mil(if not more)

So thats 19 mill right there giving us around 38 mill in cap space. We can get one big sign and maybe 2 smaller decent signs. After that were back to being over the cap.

Though if we sign mello were probably giving him close to 25 mill a year(and no he won't take a pay cut).So add that to the preexisting 19 mil and we have 44 mill in payroll for 3 players. All of those players also are at or above the age of 30. Just another reason why I think Melo is a bad decision. I dont think he's worth that money.

Unless miami has a horrible season or the team goes to hell (which most likely wont happen) he isn't leaving Miami for any team.

Melo personally to me, he isn't even a great option for us. He's gonna be 30 next season and us giving him a max 5 year contract would end badly. Melo isn't going to be a max player at 33 most likely, so those last 2 years is possibly going to be like having pau again. Underperforming player geting 20+ mill a year. If were lucky he continues his high performance but still I dont think melo is the way to go.

Also not sure how you got 3 max contracts.
nash-9 mil
assuming kobe doesn't retire and resign at least 10 mil(if not more)

So thats 19 mill right there giving us around 38 mill in cap space. We can get one big sign and maybe 2 smaller decent signs. After that were back to being over the cap.

Though if we sign mello were probably giving him close to 25 mill a year(and no he won't take a pay cut).So add that to the preexisting 19 mil and we have 44 mill in payroll for 3 players. All of those players also are at or above the age of 30. Just another reason why I think Melo is a bad decision. I dont think he's worth that money.

Yeah Melo wouldn't get 25m, nor would he ask for it. IMO. The dude is set for life. I'm pretty sure he wants a ring though. If we could land someone big with him he would probably take 15.

Any of yall see first take today? Near end of the show Stephen A Smith said this Lebron wants to play with Melo and Knicks can find to create cap space somehow to sign Lebron he will entertain it. Than cari champion asked what if Melo came to the Lakers. Stephen A Smith said it's possible Lebron would come to LA than also

Any of yall see first take today? Near end of the show Stephen A Smith said this Lebron wants to play with Melo and Knicks can find to create cap space somehow to sign Lebron he will entertain it. Than cari champion asked what if Melo came to the Lakers. Stephen A Smith said it's possible Lebron would come to LA than also

When talking about having 3 'max guys', we're talking Kobe, plus 2 more, even though that would mean Kobe would actually be taking a big pay cut in order to give younger stars more salary to play alongside him.

Are we locked into the full amount of cash due to Nash through 2014? Or is it only through 2013? Because you're not getting anything in return if you try to trade him.

I don't consider it a longshot if Stephen A reports it. He has been on the money before and quite frankly for my concern is one of the few reporters I trust from ESPN when he is reporting something. He got Miami big 3 right. And doc rivers to clippers right. He would've been more right if KG and Pierce went to the clippers also before stern vetoed the KG thing